Hannah

I refuse to believe that that is the best that this country can do and importantly, I refuse to believe that *that* is what this country deserves

The thing that is really grinding my gears this particular evening re Mandelson is thinking of how May Blairs, Browns, Thatchers and Churchills our country has been deprived of in favour of those like Mandelson because it never occurred to them it was an option or they were too busy raising children

According to @transparencyuk.bsky.social, £38.6m in UK political donations since 2010 came from unincorporated associations with little to no transparency.

Yesterday, APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social called on the Government to close donation loopholes and safeguard our democracy 👇

Some buffet that

On foreign donations into UK politics, this isn’t about one person or one party.

It’s about preventing a small number of very wealthy and powerful foreign donors from subverting British democracy.

That should be a goal we can all agree with.

UK electoral law is long overdue a drastic update.

Gosh, being overstimulated in an overly heated department store comes round sooner and sooner every year

A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step.The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British ele

Our new report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step, explores in depth the most disproportional election in British history, in terms of how we voted and what we got. Our research reveals the full, worrying picture from this election. www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...

'Britain's Deeply Unfair Two-Party Electoral System is Dying and MPs Know It' Startling new research reveals that this year's General Election was the 'most disproportionate ever' with millions of votes wasted

By my reckoning, last Wednesday marked the first time that MPs have voted in favour of a bill to introduce proportional representation for elections to the Commons

A symbolic turning point?
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Launching ourselves onto Bluesky in fashion with our report into the 2024 GE! Proving once and for all it is the most disproportional in British electoral history and one of the most in the world.. @electoralreform.bsky.social

Wednesday’s Lords debate on the proposed removal of hereditary peers looks to be an almost exceptionally high number of hereditary peers speaking during a debate..

Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes

Loopholes in the law are allowing “dark money” to infiltrate UK politics, with almost £1 in every £10 donated to parties and politicians coming from unknown or dubious sources, analysis reveals.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Happy St Andrews day, quite right that I’m travelling back home to Scotland today too 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Gorgeous little weekend in Cornwall, the drive back to London through storm Bert did add 5 years onto my face however

Something something memetic warfare something something we’ve been doing this since the dawn of the internet

Don't get me started Adam, we'd be here all day

I think being from Cumbria instills in you just how bloody important public loos are and how shocking it is that we have none.

🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨

Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.

Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords

If Avanti West Coast has a million haters, I’m one of them.

If they have one hater, it’s me.

If the world hates Avanti West Coast, I am with the world. If the world is with Avanti West Coast, I am against the world.

If Avanti West Coast has no haters, I am dead.

It’s official. Bluesky migration has reached critical mass. My ma has just joined up.

Lovely first day of Welsh Labour conference with @electoralreform.bsky.social

It’s in your soul babes

An absolute great of Scottish literature and a wonderful analysis.

Our wonderful Director of ERS Cymru @jessblair.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! One of the most switched on people around when it comes to Cymru politics <3

The Welsh coastal path in Aberaeron was bloody gorgeous this afternoon

Corrected for you sir 🫡

I’ve been baking an awful lot recently (I blame American elections and Bake Off) so here are some of my offerings to reintroduce myself to Bluesky - courgette and pistachio cake, rosemary and garlic focaccia, bramble and apple jam and Parkin 🍰

I've created a new starter pack for electoral / democratic reform boffins and fans which you can find below. If you think you should be on here and aren't please let me know go.bsky.app/Ht2VdF6

What Kamala Harris’ nomination means for means for the American party system Rob Richie is the co-founder and senior advisor to FairVote, a sister organisation to the Electoral Reform Society. FairVote is a nonpartisan organisation in America, campaigning for bet

Keeping the special relationship alive and well @electoralreform.bsky.social with a guest blog from the co-founder and senior advisor to @fairvote.bsky.social Rob Richie on the electoral reform situation in America www.electoral-reform.org.uk/what-kamala-...

The only bias a democracy should have it towards the voter, the people it is supposed to govern and look out for.

The last of the Lords Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer is determined to reform the archaic House of Lords — but it could come with a hidden price.

Hereditary peers attempting to justify their role as ‘democratic’ when they are universally recognised as indefensible by parties of all colours is so amusing.

Some may be genuine but the 92 have received influence and a vote for life based entirely on the accident of their birth.

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